Topic: John Muir

The Sierra Club's John Muir chapter has awarded $11,000 to a citizens group fighting to block a proposed high-capacity well in the Crawford County...

Are You a Sensory Coward?

One of the recurring themes of wine is the plea, “But how can you know for sure?” We live in a scientific age where proof—quantifiable, verifiable...

The night sky's timeless show

0 View Larger Image . On an early winter night at a camp deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Jupiter, almost directly overhead, was like a beacon in...

Nature

0 View Larger Image . Evolution, by Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu, photos by Patrick Gries (Seven Stories; 421 pages; $45). A more compact (and...

Police search for teen in Concord stabbing

0 Police are looking for a person who allegedly stabbed a student on an adult education center campus in Concord. . . Concord police responded to...

Martinez mural artist forced to remove beaver

0 . Everything was looking great in the mural commissioned by Martinez to celebrate its heritage - except for one thing: the beaver.. . In the...
John Muir Medical Center Receiving Exceptional Performance From CHP System. . Concord, California hospital seeing 97 percent uptime from its...

Now On Newsstands: Traveler's July/August Issue

The July/August issue of National Geographic Traveler hits newsstands today. Milan's ethereal Duomo graces the cover this month, and the cover...

National Park Week Starts Tomorrow

Explore one of America's 394 National Parks during National Park Week, which begins tomorrow, April 16, and runs through Sunday, April 24. To...
It's time for another book giveaway! This time, I have a gorgeous coffee table version of naturalist John Muir's classic, My First Summer in the...